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Tears of Joy

I honestly cannot believe it. Everton will be competing in their first cup final in 14 years. Incredible! I do not think words can actually describe just how great this is. Evertonian?s have suffered for long enough and yet we are so close to grabbing silverware again ? what a wonderful feeling is that. Something we have all been dreaming about for more than a decade isn?t that far from becoming true again. How do I describe my Wembley experience?

Well, Sunday was an early start as my dad and I got to a pub not too far from Wembley and when my dad a bartender asked if it was a pub for football fans she replied, ?What team??, dad said, ?Everton? and then she just pointed to a flag and that was where we were for next 3 hours.

It wasn?t long before our family from Liverpool arrived and then the singing and shouting began. We were sat outside and it was a cracking atmosphere, we really were enjoying ourselves. A limo was playing Everton songs on loudspeaker and that was a nice touch beforehand while there were plenty of songs being sung, some of which I do not think I would be allowed to mention, haha.

We left there to go to another pub about 2:30 before getting into the ground at half 3. And I couldn?t help but notice something unbelievable. We appeared to have outnumbered United fans. When has that ever happened? Evertonian?s were literally everywhere. And when they were playing the songs for each team you could hear a pin drop when United?s song was played. But when Z-Cars was played boy did we make some noise.

Although the match wasn?t a spectacular showing, we created a superb atmosphere. For those who couldn?t get a ticket, I can only feel sorry for not that 1 I was swapping mine. As good as the atmosphere may have been on tele, nothing could compare to the atmosphere live. Indeed, it was so electrifying that I almost thought for a moment that the ground might shake. With that being said, I would be lying if I said I wasn?t nervous.

By the time it got to penalties I thought that it was it, we had thrown away an opportunity. Our penalty record was frightening. Indeed, such was the tension killing me that I couldn?t even watch Cahill?s penalty and was sitting down almost in tears while others had a big groan. But to my shock Howard saved next from Berbatov ? I was literally In shock, I hadn?t even seen the penalty, all I did was just go to my dad, ?Did he just save that penalty?; Dad: ?Yes!?; Me: ?No way did he just save it?; Dad, ?He did?.

I pulled myself up to watch Baines's, Neville?s and Vaughan?s penalties but still didn?t see Ferdinand?s saved one or Vidic which was converted. I saw Andersen score his before seeing Jagielka run up and boy did I worry ? even if he had been magnificent all season. But score he did and talk about elation in the stands. I for one was crying in my dad's arms when we won. I will forever remember this as the moment I cried with happiness for the first time ever in my life. But I personally hope it's not the only time.

And to top it off, they played Z-Cars, followed by Forever Everton, then Hi Ho Silver Lining before Z-Cars closed out while all the Mancs fucked off. All the songs provided great entertainment and elation but of course there was only 1 winner. To hear Z-Cars booming at Wembley in victory was something I could only have imagined in my wildest dreams. It wasn?t the greatest performance but no Evertonian gave a toss.

That being said, the press couldn?t help but take a swipe at us of course. And even though we played very well at Chelsea and could have even won, all they talk about were how Chelsea was frustrated and what a terrible spectacle it was. And you know what: I love it. This is what we should want. Everyone against us before Cup Final. Its time we proved them all wrong and if we play like we did at Chelsea I do not see why we can?t win.

It?s a Cup Final and given the run of injuries we have had and the draws we have had in the Cup, I don?t think anyone could begrudge us winning. We are so close to something special, let?s hope that Sunday 19 April was only our 2nd greatest Wembley moment in 2009.

JUST LIKE THE TEAM THAT?S GONNA WIN THE FA CUP,
WE SHALL NOT BE MOVED

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